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VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 136-173 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Less than 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? From 14 MHz up: low
Selectivity More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion, all tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal Mains
Current RX 0.5-0.7 A ? ?
TX 3-6.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 2003 and 200x Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 38 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.50 × 6.97 in)
58 × 110 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.14 in)
?
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 9 channels in 0 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000037A KENWOOD-TH-K000002E GONSET-GR-000212